Contributing
============

.. note::
    Since all development is currently done internally, we have not yet
    established an official process for verifying and accepting external
    contributions. For now, please contact the development team directly to
    initiate such collaborations.

Developer's Certificate
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.. _LICENSE: https://github.com/poptus/IBCDFO/blob/main/LICENSE

|ibcdfo| is distributed under a default MIT license (see LICENSE_), with
exceptions noted in any top-level directory that contains a separate license
file.  The act of submitting a pull request or patch will be understood as an
affirmation of the following:

.. code-block:: none

  Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1

  By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:

  (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
      have the right to submit it under the open source license
      indicated in the file; or

  (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
      of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
      license and I have the right under that license to submit that
      work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
      by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
      permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
      in the file; or

  (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
      person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
      it.

  (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
      are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
      personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
      maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
      this project or the open source license(s) involved.

Git workflow
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.. note::
    We are currently working informally with a variant of the GitLab workflow.
    Please contact the development team for more information. This section will
    be updated once the workflow is finalized.